Comus

American  

[koh-muhs] / ˈkoʊ məs /

Or Komos

noun

1. an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.

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Comus British  

/ ˈkəʊməs /

noun

1. (in late Roman mythology) a god of revelry

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Etymology

Origin of Comus

< Latin < Greek kômos revel; akin to comedy

Example Sentences

The drive down Comus Road, with its charming houses and open fields, hints at what’s to come.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2016

At that time, R. F. Goodlett sought out financial backers to construct a vaudeville theater called The Comus.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2016

After a spell in the progressive rock outfit Comus, she joined the avant garde band Henry Cow, whose output mixed jazz, prog rock and classical music, much of it improvised.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2013

By the time we arrived in Queens at the Comus Club’s 89th annual Christmas Ball, I’d already begun to reconsider my position that the minor bowl games that dot the college football landscape were irrelevant.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2012

At any rate, Comus is in Italy; and if we once get there, it will go far with me if I don't see the Pope.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James